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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Blue Cloud. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Blue Cloud to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blue Cloud, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Blue Cloud (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Blue Cloud. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Blue Cloud is historic, it would have been located within present day Lewis and Clark County.

To see how the shape of Montana's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis and Clark County: Broadwater, Cascade, Flathead, Jefferson, Meagher, Powell & Teton.

Below are the counties that are near Blue Cloud. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blue Cloud:

  • Lewis and Clark County     (The home county of Blue Cloud)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Cloud, with the one closest to Blue Cloud listed first.
    • Fort Harrison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Park City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
      • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Birdseye
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
      • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Austin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Helena
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
    • Frontier Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Town
      • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Rimini ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
      • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • East Helena
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Silver City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Marysville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Canyon Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Atlantic City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlantic City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic City
      • Atlantic City is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Cavetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
      • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Broadwater County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Cloud, with the one closest to Blue Cloud listed first.
    • Montana City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
      • Montana City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montana City <2>
    • Clancy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alhambra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alhambra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
      • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jefferson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Comet ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
      • Comet is located in Jefferson County
      • Comet has also been known as:
      • High Ore
    • Basin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Boulder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Elkhorn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blue Cloud, with the one closest to Blue Cloud listed first.
    • Blossburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
      • Blossburg is located in Powell County
    • Elliston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Blackfoot City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot City
      • Blackfoot City is located in Powell County
    • Avon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Emery ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Powell County
    • Deer Lodge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
      • Deer Lodge is located in Powell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Lodge <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blue Cloud, see our County-by-County Page for Blue Cloud.

Cemeteries Near Blue Cloud ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blue Cloud.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blue Cloud covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blue Cloud, with the one closest to Blue Cloud listed first.

  • Montana State Veterans Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Montana State Veterans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Montana State Veterans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ft. William Henry Harrison Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Benton Ave. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Ave. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Ave. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Home of Peace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Peace Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis & Clark County Poor Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Resurrection Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lewis & Clark County Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis & Clark County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis & Clark County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forestvale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • East Helena Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Helena Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Helena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Serbian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Serbian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Blue Cloud in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blue Cloud.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Blue Cloud, with the one closest to Blue Cloud listed first.

  • Birdseye
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
    • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Helena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
  • Rimini ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimini
    • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Iron
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
    • Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Blossburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blossburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossburg
    • Blossburg is located in Powell County
  • Clancy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Montana City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana City
    • Montana City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montana City <2>
  • East Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Alhambra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alhambra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
  • Marysville ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elliston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gloster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloster
    • Gloster is located in Lewis and Clark County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Canyon Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Corbin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
    • Jefferson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blue Cloud. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Cloud.

Newspapers Published in Blue Cloud ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 132 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Cloud.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blue Cloud, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blue Cloud.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Blue Cloud:

The official website for Lewis and Clark County: www.co.lewis-clark.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Cloud, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blue Cloud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Cloud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5916, Longitude: -112.1592       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Cloud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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